Thursday, June 5, 2008

Draft Day

It's here, and it started earlier for us than most. Actually, we just left the draft room (around 3:30 am) to get a little bit of rest before reconvening in a few hours for our annual pre-draft breakfast.

Preparing for all of the possible contingencies is a difficult task, which is made even more difficult with the additional picks. That being said, we're not complaining. In fact, we're very excited about what the day could bring for the Padres.

The first pick will be around 11:15 am pacific time, so our first pick will likely occur between 1:00-1:30 pm - a short eight hours from now.

If Brett Wallace falls, get him! Two-time triple crown winner in the PAC-10. If he were built like Anthony Hewitt, you know he would be a top-5 pick. Take advantage of the scounting prejudice with less-than-ideal bodies.

I have a question about your draft preparation: Assuming you do a fair amount of scenario planning (i.e. "If team X takes player Y...") for the first round and other early rounds, how do you prepare for the later rounds? How much time do you spend preparing for early rounds vs. preparing for later rounds? Is this even an appropriate way to think about it or do you avoid "round planning" and focus more on the players themselves and building a draft portfolio as you go along?